Course components are delivered online and include a continuing education exam.

Alternative & Integrative Nutrition Online CE Course reflects the widespread acceptance and implementation of complementary therapies in the health care system. It discusses research and recommendations to support or reject claims for popular nutrition-related treatments. This working guide to herbs, botanicals, supplements, and other therapeutic alternatives is essential for fitness practitioners.

Course Objectives

Describe the prevalence of consumer use of alternative medicine.

Describe the prevalence of consumer use of dietary supplements, including herbs.

List the most popular dietary supplements used by Americans.

Explain the appropriate clinical use of dietary supplements in the treatment and prevention of certain diseases and conditions.

Describe the therapeutic uses for the most commonly used herbal supplements.

List factors affecting the potency of herbal formulas.

Provide examples of harmful substances typically found in contaminated products.

Recognize an acceptable definition for claims of structure and function as described by the FDA.

A continuing education course for nutritionists, dietitians, and other health and fitness professionals.

Leslie Kay-Getzinger, MS, RD, works as a consultant and specializes in holistic nutrition. Once a production manager for a nutraceutical manufacturer, she traveled to China to observe the manufacturing of traditional botanical medicines. She has worked with conventionally trained and integrative medical practitioners, served on an ADA task force developing complementary and alternative medicine competencies for dietetic practitioners, and held positions in the Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine (DIFM) Practice Group.

Kay-Getzinger completed postgraduate training and certification in integrative and functional medicine and botanical medicine and has worked as adjunct faculty at community, state, and private colleges throughout Southern California. She earned her BS in food and nutrition from Southern Illinois University and an MS in human development.

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“I am a personal trainer, and this material is very useful when talking with my clients about correct supplementation and also why it’s hazardous when used incorrectly.”